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Cyber Security Engineer Jobs in Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates at The Adecco Group

Title: Cyber Security Engineer

Company: The Adecco Group

Location: Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates

We are seeking an experienced Cyber Security Lead with extensive expertise in Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC), Security Operations, Vulnerability Management, Security Architecture, and Incident Response. The ideal candidate will possess over 10-14 years of cybersecurity experience, leading security teams, implementing enterprise security controls, ensuring regulatory compliance, and enhancing organizational cyber resilience through proactive risk management and security operations.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Coordinate internal and external audits and drive remediation activities.
  • Lead Security Operations Center (SOC) activities including monitoring, threat detection, incident response, and threat hunting.
  • Oversee SIEM, SOAR, XDR, EDR, DLP, WAF, MFA, NAC, and firewall technologies.
  • Lead enterprise vulnerability management and security posture assessments.
  • Support Zero Trust Architecture initiatives and security transformation projects.
  • Review and validate security architecture, HLDs, and LLDs.
  • Deliver cybersecurity awareness programs and mentor security team members.
  • Develop, implement, and maintain cybersecurity policies, standards, and procedures.
  • Monitor security events, alerts, and incidents using security monitoring tools (SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS).
  • Lead investigation, containment, eradication, and recovery activities for cybersecurity incidents.
  • Conduct vulnerability assessments, risk assessments, and security reviews of systems, applications, and infrastructure.
  • Coordinate and track remediation of identified security vulnerabilities and compliance gaps.
  • Support the design and implementation of security controls across cloud, network, endpoint, and application environments.
  • Perform security architecture reviews and provide recommendations for secure system design.
  • Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, industry standards, and organizational security frameworks (e.g., ISO 27001, NIST, CIS, PCI DSS).
  • Manage and support security technologies such as firewalls, endpoint protection, identity and access management (IAM), DLP, and email security solutions.
  • Conduct threat hunting and analyze emerging cyber threats, vulnerabilities, and attack techniques.
  • Support third-party/vendor security assessments and supply chain risk management activities.
  • Develop and maintain cybersecurity metrics, dashboards, and management reports.
  • Participate in business continuity, disaster recovery, and cyber resilience planning and testing.
  • Provide cybersecurity awareness training and guidance to employees and stakeholders.
  • Collaborate with IT, risk, compliance, and business teams to ensure security requirements are integrated into projects and operations.
  • Mentor junior cybersecurity analysts and contribute to the continuous improvement of security operations and processes.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.

• 10+ years of experience in Cyber Security, Security Operations, or GRC.

• Experience leading cybersecurity teams and managing enterprise security programs.

Professional Certifications:

• CISSP

• CISM

• CEH

• CHFI

• CCNA

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